Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Q. I am looking for an unusual specimen tree for my backyard that I can see from my deck. It will be placed with a large rock grouping with other perennials nearby. A. A great specimen tree will ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. When considering shade trees for landscape use, such ...

If there's one thing we all want from our garden, it's a bit of extra privacy, and where fencing fails, trees prevail. Screening your outdoor space with a blanket of dense foliage is a great way to ...